The Whitney Family First Generation 1. Sir Robert 1 Whitney birth date unknown. He married Sybil Baskerville. Sir Robert Whitney and Sybil Baskerville had the following child: *2 i. Thomas 2 Whitney. Second Generation 2. Thomas 2 Whitney (Sir Robert 1 ) birth date unknown. Thomas was from Lambeth, Marsh, England. Thomas Whitney had the following child: *3 i. John 3 Whitney was born 1589. Third Generation 3. John 3 Whitney (Thomas 2, Sir Robert 1 ) was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England 1589. He was christened in Westminster, Middlesex, England, July 20, 1592. John died June 1, 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at 83 years of age. He married twice. He married Elinor Bray. Elinor was born in England about 1605. Elinor died May 11, 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at 53 years of age. He married Judith Clement September 29, 1659. Judith died June 1, 1673. John Whitney and Elinor Bray had the following children: 4 i. Mary 4 Whitney was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England. She was christened in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, May, 1619. Mary died young. *5 ii. John Whitney, Jr. was born 1620. 6 iii. Richard Whitney was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England. He was christened in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, January 6, 1623/24. He married Martha Coldham March 19, 1650. 7 iv. Nathaniel Whitney was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England. He was christened in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, 1627.
2 Many Branches Of A Family Tree 8 v. Thomas Whitney was born in London, London, England 1629. Thomas died September 20, 1719 at 90 years of age. He married Mary Kedell January 11, 1655. 9 vi. Jonathan Whitney was born in London, London, England 1634. Jonathan died about 1702 in Sherburne, Massachusetts. He married Lydia Jones October 30, 1656. 10 vii. Joshua Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts July 5, 1635/36. He married three times. He married Lydia. He married Mary. He married Abigail Tarball September 30, 1672. 11 viii. Caleb Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts July 12, 1640. 12 ix. Benjamin Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts June 6, 1643. He married twice. He married Jane. Jane died November 14, 1690 in Sherburne, Massachusetts. He married Mary Poore in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, April 11, 1695. Fourth Generation 5. John 4 Whitney, Jr. (John 3, Thomas 2, Sir Robert 1 ) was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England 1620. He was christened in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, September 14, 1621. John died October 12, 1692 in Massachusetts, at 72 years of age. He married Ruth Reynolds 1642. Ruth was born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Ruth was the daughter of Robert Reynolds. John Whitney, Jr. and Ruth Reynolds had the following children: 13 i. John 5 Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts September 17, 1643. He married Elizabeth Harris. 14 ii. Ruth Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts April 15, 1645. She married twice. She married John Shattuck June 20, 1664. John died September 14, 1675. She married Enoch Lawrence March 6, 1676/67. *15 iii. Nathaniel Whitney was born February 1, 1647/47. 16 iv. Samuel Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts July 28, 1648. He married Mary Bemis February 16, 1683/84. 17 v. Mary Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts April 29, 1650. Mary died 1693 at 43 years of age. 18 vi. Joseph Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts January 15, 1651/12. Joseph died November 4, 1702 at 50 years of age. He married Martha Beach January 24, 1674/75. 19 vii. Sarah Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts March 17, 1653/54. Sarah died June 8, 1720 at 66 years of age. She married Daniel Harrington October 18, 1681. 20 viii. Elizabeth Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts June 9, 1656. She married Daniel Warren in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, December 19, 1678. Daniel was born in Watertown,
The Whitney Family 3 Middlesex, Massachusetts October 6, 1653. Daniel was the son of Daniel Warren and Mary Barron. He married second, Rebecca Garfield in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, February 26, 1712. 21 ix. Hannah Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 22 x. Benjamin Whitney was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts June 28, 1660. He married twice. He married Abigail Hagar March 30, 1687. Abigail was the daughter of William Hagar and Mary Bemis. He married Elizabeth. Fifth Generation 15. Nathaniel 5 Whitney (John 4, John 3, Thomas 2, Sir Robert 1 ) was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts February 1, 1647/47. Nathaniel died January 7, 1732/33 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at 84 years of age. He married twice. He married Sarah Hagar in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, March 12, 1673/74. Sarah was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts September 3, 1651. Sarah was the daughter of William Hagar and Mary Bemis. Sarah died July 29, 1722 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at 70 years of age. He married Sarah. Sarah was born about 1658. Sarah died May 7, 1746 at 87 years of age. Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Hagar had the following children: *23 i. Nathaniel 6 Whitney, Jr. was born March 5, 1675/76. 24 ii. Sarah Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts February 12, 1678/79. She married twice. She married Charles Chadwick April 11, 1697. She married Jonathan Ball January 5, 1709/10. 25 iii. William Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts May 6, 1683. He married Martha Pierce in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, May 17, 1706. Martha was born December 24, 1681. Martha was the daughter of Joseph Pierce and Martha. 26 iv. Samuel Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was christened in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, July 17, 1687. He married Ann Laboree. 27 v. Hannah Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She was christened in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, March, 1688/89. She married Nathaniel Billings. 28 vi. Elizabeth Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts December 15, 1692. She married Joseph Harrington. 29 vii. Mercy Whitney. She married Lebbeus Greaves. 30 viii. Grace Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts 1700. She was christened in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, March 12, 1710. Grace died March 23, 1719/20 at 19 years of age.
4 Many Branches Of A Family Tree Sixth Generation 23. Nathaniel 6 Whitney, Jr. (Nathaniel 5, John 4, John 3, Thomas 2, Sir Robert 1 ) was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts March 5, 1675/76. Nathaniel died September 23, 1730 at 54 years of age. He married Mary Robinson in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, November 7, 1695. Mary was the daughter of William Robinson and Elizabeth Cutter. Mary died December 31, 1740. Nathaniel Whitney, Jr. and Mary Robinson had the following children: 31 i. Nathaniel 7 Whitney III was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts January 23, 1695/96. Nathaniel died January 27, 1776 at 80 years of age. He married Mary Child June 22, 1721. Nathaniel and Mary were grandparents of Eli Whitney, inventor of the Cotton Gin. Mary was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts about 1699. Mary was the daughter of John Child. Mary died December 3, 1776 at 77 years of age. 32 ii. Sarah Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts March 3, 1698/99. She married Ephriam Rice August 3, 1726. 33 iii. Amos Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts April 19, 1701. Amos died young. 34 iv. Elizabeth Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts July 23, 1701. She married Daniel Bigelow. 35 v. Jonas Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts December, 1703. 36 vi. James Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts March 2, 1704/05. 37 vii. Susanna Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts 1707. She married Abraham Gregory May 31, 1736. *38 viii. Solomon Whitney was born 1708. 39 ix. Samuel Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts January, 1711. Samuel died August 2, 1788 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, at 77 years of age. He married Elizabeth Hastings April 8, 1735. Elizabeth died October 23, 1800. 40 x. Joshua Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts March, 1714. 41 xi. Ebenezer Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was christened in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, April 25, 1714. 42 xii. David Whitney. Seventh Generation 38. Solomon 7 Whitney (Nathaniel 6, Nathaniel 5, John 4, John 3, Thomas 2, Sir Robert 1 ) was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts 1708. He was christened in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, June 17, 1711.
The Whitney Family 5 He married Martha Fletcher in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, March 5, 1731/32. Martha was born in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts May 16, 1716. Martha was the daughter of John Fletcher and Mary. Solomon Whitney and Martha Fletcher had the following children: 43 i. Solomon 8 Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts December 5, 1735. He married Mary Fay in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, January 14, 1762. 44 ii. Sarah Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She was christened in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, August 28, 1737. Sarah died about September 7, 1737 at less than one year of age. 45 iii. Sarah Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts October 26, 1738. 46 iv. Abigail Whitney was born March 13, 1741. She was christened May 2, 1741 Abigail died January 31, 1826 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, at 84 years of age. She married twice. She married Israel Underwood February 9, 1762. Israel was born October 15, 1733. Israel died May 29, 1777 at 43 years of age. She married Samuel Woods in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 26, 1772. Samuel was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts June 19, 1722/23. Samuel was the son of Samuel Woods and Mary Parker. He married Tabitha Eveleth in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, September 4, 1751. Samuel died November 8, 1808 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, at 85 years of age. Samuel was the first schoolmaster in Princeton, Massachusetts and a signer of the Renunciation of Allegiance to Great Britian. He was a Minute Man in Boston at the time of the Revolutionary War.. 47 v. Lois Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts December 29, 1743. Lois died April 4, 1749 at 5 years of age. 48 vi. Lois Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts June 26, 1749. She married Richard Davis November 19, 1771. 49 vii. Lucy Whitney was born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts January 6, 1752. 50 viii. Martha Whitney was born in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts May 14, 1754. 51 ix. Elisha Fletcher Whitney was born in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts September 12, 1758. Please see The Woods Family for additional information and details.
Index 1 Many Branches Of A Family Tree will contain a chapter for each major family group as they are completed. To make it easier on the reader to find the exact reference they want, I have included the name of the family chapter before the page number. As individual chapters are completed, they will be placed on the Internet; if you are viewing an individual chapter, the index will contain only those names in the chapter but will still have the chapter name in front of the page number. B Ball Jonathan (Whitney) 3 Barron Mary (Whitney) 3 Baskerville Sybil (Whitney) 1 Beach Martha (Whitney) 2 Bemis Mary (Whitney) 2, (Whitney) 3 Bigelow Daniel (Whitney) 4 Billings Nathaniel (Whitney) 3 Bray Elinor (Whitney) 1 C Chadwick Charles (Whitney) 3 Child John (Whitney) 4 Mary (Whitney) 4 Clement Judith (Whitney) 1 Coldham Martha (Whitney) 1 Cutter Elizabeth (Whitney) 4 D Davis Richard (Whitney) 5 E Eveleth Tabitha (Whitney) 5 F Fay Mary (Whitney) 5 Fletcher John (Whitney) 5 Martha (Whitney) 5 G Garfield Rebecca (Whitney) 3 Greaves Lebbeus (Whitney) 3 Gregory Abraham (Whitney) 4 H Hagar Abigail (Whitney) 3 Sarah (Whitney) 3 William (Whitney) 3 Harrington Daniel (Whitney) 2 Joseph (Whitney) 3 Harris Elizabeth (Whitney) 2 Hastings Elizabeth (Whitney) 4 J Jones Lydia (Whitney) 2 K Kedell Mary (Whitney) 2 L Laboree Ann (Whitney) 3 Lawrence Enoch (Whitney) 2 P Parker Mary (Whitney) 5 Pierce Joseph (Whitney) 3 Martha (Whitney) 3 Poore Mary (Whitney) 2 R Reynolds
2 Index Robert (Whitney) 2 Ruth (Whitney) 2 Rice Ephriam (Whitney) 4 Robinson Mary (Whitney) 4 William (Whitney) 4 S Shattuck John (Whitney) 2 T Tarball Abigail (Whitney) 2 U Underwood Israel (Whitney) 5 W Warren Daniel (Whitney) 2 Whitney Abigail (Whitney) 5 Amos (Whitney) 4 Benjamin (Whitney) 2, (Whitney) 3 Caleb (Whitney) 2 David (Whitney) 4 Ebenezer (Whitney) 4 Eli (Whitney) 4 Elisha Fletcher (Whitney) 5 Elizabeth (Whitney) 2, (Whitney) 3, (Whitney) 4 Grace (Whitney) 3 Hannah (Whitney) 3 Hannayh (Whitney) 3 James (Whitney) 4 John (Whitney) 1, (Whitney) 2 John, Jr. (Whitney) 1, (Whitney) 2 Jonas (Whitney) 4 Jonathan (Whitney) 2 Joseph (Whitney) 2 Joshua (Whitney) 2, (Whitney) 4 Lois (Whitney) 5 Lucy (Whitney) 5 Martha (Whitney) 5 Mary (Whitney) 1, (Whitney) 2 Mercy (Whitney) 3 Nathaniel (Whitney) 1, (Whitney) 2, (Whitney) 3 Nathaniel III (Whitney) 4 Nathaniel, Jr. (Whitney) 3, (Whitney) 4 Richard (Whitney) 1 Ruth (Whitney) 2 Samuel (Whitney) 2, (Whitney) 3, (Whitney) 4 Sarah (Whitney) 2, (Whitney) 3, (Whitney) 4, (Whitney) 5 Sir Robert (Whitney) 1 Solomon (Whitney) 4, (Whitney) 5 Susanna (Whitney) 4 Thomas (Whitney) 1, (Whitney) 2 William (Whitney) 3 Woods Samuel (Whitney) 5